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  2. Portuguese to English
  3. Transport / Transportation / Shipping

abriu demasiadamente

English translation: took it too wide

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Portuguese term or phrase:abriu demasiadamente
English translation:took it too wide

00:31 Dec 3, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-12-06 13:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / formula 1
Portuguese term or phrase: abriu demasiadamente
Mas a história mudou nas últimas curvas, quando Jenson Button – que na mesma prova bateu duas vezes, foi seis vezes para o box e ainda recebeu uma punição – ultrapassou o rival, que demorou a frear e abriu demasiadamente, permitindo que o piloto da McLaren desse o bote, vencendo de forma heroica.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 10:21
took it too wide
Explanation:
example of taking a corner too wide:

http://www.burnhamracing.org/index.php?module=Page&func=view...
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Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 15:21
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3took it too wide
Daniel Frisano
4 +2who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . .
David Drysdale (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
took it too wide


Explanation:
example of taking a corner too wide:

http://www.burnhamracing.org/index.php?module=Page&func=view...

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 15:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: me likee :)
57 mins
agree  Martin Riordan
1 hr
agree  XXXphxxx (X)
11 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . .


Explanation:
Suggestion:

who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . .

David Drysdale (X)
United States
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: "opening much too wide" is ok too but prefer "took it too wide"
33 mins
agree  Roberto Bittencourt: but "opening"is what´s in the Portuguese text, you know... the sense is opening the door to being passed
2 days 9 hrs
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